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The West Point Story
Directed by	Roy Del Ruth
Produced by	Louis F. Edelman
Written by	Irving Wallace Charles Hoffman John Monks Jr.
Starring	James Cagney Virginia Mayo Doris Day
Music by	Ray Heindorf
Cinematography	Sidney Hickox
Editing by	Owen Marks
Distributed by	Warner Bros. Pictures
Release date(s)	December 22, 1950 (USA) October 15, 1951 (UK) February 8, 1953 (Australia)
Running time	107 mins.
Country	United States
Language	English

The West Point Story (also known as Fine and Dandy) is a 1950 musical comedy film directed by Roy Del Ruth and starring James Cagney, Virginia Mayo and Doris Day.

Plot

Elwin 'Bix' Bixby (Cagney) is an unemployed Broadway musical director who agrees to stage the annual show at West Point called 100th Night for producer Harry Eberhart (Roland Winters).¹²

Cast

• James Cagney as Elwin 'Bix' Bixby
• Virginia Mayo as Eve Dillon
• Doris Day as Jan Wilson
• Gordon MacRae as Tom Fletcher
• Gene Nelson as Hal Courtland
• Alan Hale Jr. as Bull Gilbert
• Roland Winters as Harry Eberhart
• Raymond Roe as Bixby's 'wife'
• Wilton Graff as Lieutenant Colonel Martin
• Jerome Cowan as Mr. Jocelyn

Reception

The film received two award nominations in 1951. Ray Heindorf was nominated for a Academy Award for Best Music, Scoring of a Musical Picture and John Monks Jr., Charles Hoffman and Irving Wallace were nominated for a Writers Guild of America award for Best Written American Musical.

References

1. ^ Brenner, Paul. "The West Point Story > Overview". Allmovie. Retrieved on 2008-06-28.
2. ^ "Fresh treatment and new twists to the musical formula make The West Point Story worthwhile entertainment.", Variety, 1950, http://www.variety.com/review/VE1117796269.html?categoryid=31&cs=1&p=0, retrieved on 28 June 2008 

External links

• The West Point Story at the Internet Movie Database

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